Peace and conflict
SWWW 2018 Session // Hype or Groundbreaking: Has Securing Water for Food Delivered?
Securing Water For Food (SWFF) celebrates its 5th year anniversary since launching at the 2013 World Water Week. The program’s aim is to identify and…
SWWW 2018 Session // Water and Security: Assessing Risks and Mitigation Options in Hotspots
Since ancient times, water has played a key role in security and conflict. This role is expected to increase, as pressures over water are growing due…
Nexus meets Crisis // A Review of Conflict, Natural Resources and the Humanitarian Response in Darfur with Reference to the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
By Brendan Bromwich. Darfur has been widely used as a case study by both those arguing for causality between environmental scarcity and war and those…
Bulletin Politique // De la prévision à la prévention : Agir sur les risques de conflits liés aux ressources
Les outils d’alerte précoce ne cessent de s’améliorer dans leur capacité à prévoir les conflits liés aux ressources. Cependant, l’action préventive…
Nexus Blog // Faire face aux risques complexes - sur la “ROAD” de la planification durable des ressources en Afrique de l'Ouest
Début mai, un webinaire a été organisé à l'intention des partenaires des projets ‘Dialogue régional Nexus dans le bassin du Niger’, ‘Améliorer la…
Publication // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Sustainability in the Upper Blue Nile (UBN) Basin
By Allam, M. M., & Eltahir, E. A. (2019). This paper presents a framework for optimal allocation of land and water resources in the upper Blue Nile…
From forecast to prevention: Acting on resource-related conflict risks at World Water Week 2021
On August 26, 2021, the GIZ Frexus project, together with the Government of the Netherlands, the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and the…
Research Article // Water-food-energy nexus for transboundary cooperation in Eastern Africa
By Hamdy Elsayed and colleagues. This paper proposed a WEF nexus-based simulation framework to analyse cooperation opportunities as well as…
Projet Nexus// Améliorer la sécurité et la résilience au changement climatique dans les contextes fragiles à travers le Nexus Eau-Energie - Sécurité Alimentaire (Frexus), au Mali, au Niger et au Tchad.
Le cercle vicieux rareté-concurrence-conflits-instabilité qui pèse actuellement sur de nombreuses communautés du Sahel peut se transformer en un…
Frexus Project // Three municipalities commit to future activities in the Kanem province
The Kanem province in Chad is one of the implementation areas of the Frexus project which is co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal…
Water-Peace Nexus // The Water, Peace and Security Initiative (WPSI)
The Water, Peace and Security Initiative (WPSI) is pioneering the development of innovative information tools and practical approaches that can…
Nexus Blog // Experts’ Panel on Water, Food and Energy Nexus as a Resource for Peace
The Week on Water for Development 2020 set the stage for manifold discussions. During the virtual session of “Water, Food and Energy Nexus as…
Training Material // Water Peace and Security E-Learning Module
Do you want to learn more about how water-related risks link to conflict and how such conflict can be prevented or mitigated? Take the Water, Peace,…
Water-Peace Nexus // Water Stress is Helping Drive Conflict and Migration. How Should the Global Community Respond?
By Charles Iceland. Water stress and drought are as old as civilization, and while human beings have devised many ways to guard against these…
Projet FREXUS // Trois municipalités s'engagent dans des activités futures dans la province du Kanem
La province du Kanem au Tchad est l'une des zones d'implantation du projet Frexus, cofinancé par l'Union européenne et le Ministère Fédéral Allemand…